Michael Denkha is an Assyrian-Australian actor known for his roles in ''Get Rich Quick'', ''Stealth'', ''The Combination'', ''Down Under'' and, most recently, ''

Here Come the Habibs ''Here Come the Habibs'' is an Australian television comedy series produced by Jungle Entertainment. A sitcom featuring a Lebanese Australian family who win the lottery and move to the posh eastern suburbs of Sydney, the show premiered on th ...

'' TV series.

Biography

Born in

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, Denkha moved to Australia at a young age, where he pursued a career in acting. Denkha, who is of Assyrian ethnicity, graduated from Australia's National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) with a degree in performing arts (acting) in 1995. His first known appearance on television was on the 1996 TV series ''Police Rescue''. As the years followed, Denkha played roles in ''Water Rats'', '' Stingers'', ''All Saints'' and a number of TV shows throughout his career. In 2005 he played a small role in the American, Australian and New Zealand, production movie ''Stealth'', before being credited for his work on the 2009 Australian drama film ''The Combination'' and the 2016 comedy film ''Down Under''. In 2016, Denkha was chosen to play a leading role as Fou Fou Habib in the Channel 9

comedy show Stand-up comedy is a comedic performance to a live audience in which the performer addresses the audience directly from the stage. The performer is known as a comedian, a comic or a stand-up. Stand-up comedy consists of one-liners, stories ...

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Filmography

Films

* ''Whipping Boy'' (TV movie) (1996) as Komras * ''Jimmy'' (short film) (1998) as Jimmy * ''

Risk In simple terms, risk is the possibility of something bad happening. Risk involves uncertainty about the effects/implications of an activity with respect to something that humans value (such as health, well-being, wealth, property or the environm ...

'' (2000) as Hospital Husband * ''

The Postcard Bandit ''The Postcard Bandit'' is a 2003 Australian television film directed by Tony Tilse, loosely based on the life of a convicted bank robber Brenden James Abbott. The plot is based on the biographical book ''No Fixed Address'' by newspaperman Der ...

'' (TV movie) (2003) as Pippos * ''Temptation'' (TV movie) (2003) as Joey * ''Get Rich Quick'' (2004) as Felix * '' The Alice'' (TV movie) (2004) as Motorcycle Cop * ''

Son of the Mask ''Son of the Mask'' is a 2005 superhero comedy film directed by Lawrence Guterman. A stand-alone sequel to ''The Mask'' (1994), it is the second installment in ''The Mask'' franchise, an adaptation of the comic book series of the same name by Da ...

'' (2005) as Animator * '' Stealth'' (2005) as Naval Controller * '' Small Claims: The Reunion'' (TV movie) (2006) as Vet * ''Extremists'' (short film) (2008) * ''

The Combination The Combination was a league during the early days of English football. It had two incarnations; the first ran only for the 1888–89 season for teams across the Northern England and the Midlands, and was wound up before completion. The secon ...

'' (2009) as Ibo ''Vafadar'' (short film) (2009) as Amir * ''The Nothing Men'' (2010) as Vince * ''

Down Under The term ''Down Under'' is a colloquialism which is differently construed to refer to Australia and New Zealand, or Pacific Island countries collectively.Oxford English Dictionary (Electronic), Version 4.0, entry fordown under. The dictionary r ...

'' (2016) as Ibrahim * '' 6 Days'' (2017) as Kartouti

TV

* ''

Police Rescue ''Police Rescue'' is an Australian television series which originally aired on ABC TV between 1989 and 1996. It was produced by ABC and Southern Star Xanadu in association with the BBC. Apart from the 61 episodes, there was a 90-minute pi ...

'' (1996) (1 episode) as First Mate * '' Water Rats'' (1997-2001) (2 episodes) as Chicka Canter / Terry Brown * '' Wildside'' (1998) (1 episode) as Steve * '' All Saints'' (1998-2009) (4 episodes) as Mario Constantine / Toby/ Brice Ahearne * ''

Murder Call ''Murder Call'' is an Australian television series, created by Hal McElroy for the Southern Star Entertainment and broadcast on the Nine Network between 1997 and 2000. The series was inspired by the ''Tessa Vance'' novels by Jennifer Rowe, both ...

'' (1999) (1 episode) as Carlo * '' Stingers'' (1999-2004) (2 episodes) as Bruno Zamarto / Monday * ''

Grass Roots A grassroots movement is one that uses the people in a given district, region or community as the basis for a political or economic movement. Grassroots movements and organizations use collective action from the local level to effect change at t ...

'' (2000) (2 episodes) as Ewan McCrum * '' Head Start'' (miniseries) (2001) (1 episode) as Tom * '' Young Lions'' (miniseries) (2002) (2 episodes) as Paco * ''

Blue Heelers ''Blue Heelers'' is an Australian Police procedural, police drama series that was produced by Endemol Australia, Southern Star Group and ran for 12 years on the Seven Network, from 1994 to 2006. Although based around the policing of the town, ...

'' (2003) (1 episode) as Kris Torossian * ''

White Collar Blue ''White Collar Blue'' is an Australian television series made by Knapman Wyld Television for Network Ten from 2002 to 2003. Starring Peter O'Brien as Joe Hill and Freya Stafford as Harriet Walker, the series dealt with a division of the po ...

'' (2002-2003) (3 episodes) as Marinade * '' The Alice'' (2005) (1 episod) as Boyfriend * '' Home and Away'' (2006) (2 episodes) as Steve Harmer * '' Chandon Pictures'' (2007) (1 episode) as Andrew * ''

East West 101 ''East West 101'' was a drama series airing on the SBS network. The series was produced and created by Steven Knapman and Kris Wyld, the team behind other drama series such as '' Wildside'' and ''White Collar Blue''. It ran from 2007–2011, ...

'' (2009) as Akmal Fahd * '' At Home with Julia'' (2011) as Jesus, the cleaner * '' Devil’s Playground'' (miniseries) (2014) as Massimo Drago * '' The Code'' (2014-2016) as Nasim Parande * '' Catching Milat'' (miniseries) (2015) as Des Butler * ''

The Principal ''The Principal'' is a 1987 crime thriller action film starring Jim Belushi, Louis Gossett Jr. and Rae Dawn Chong. Written by Frank Deese and directed by Christopher Cain, it was filmed in Oakland, California, and at Northgate High School in ...

'' (miniseries) (2015) as Mohammad Ahmad * ''

Black Comedy Black comedy, also known as dark comedy, morbid humor, or gallows humor, is a style of comedy that makes light of subject matter that is generally considered taboo, particularly subjects that are normally considered serious or painful to discu ...

'' (2016) as Self/Guest * '' Rake'' (2016) as Roy / Thommo * '' Soul Mates'' (2016) as Eli * '' Here Come the Habibs!'' (2016-2017) as Fou Fou Habib * '' Blue Murder: Killer Cop'' (miniseries) (2017) as Bill Jalalaty *''Blood Orange'' (2017) as Police Officer *'' Sando'' (miniseries) (2018) as Mikal * '' On the Ropes'' (2018) (miniseries) as Ahmad * '' How to Stay Married'' (2018) as Amir Essa * ''Secret City: Under the Eagle'' (2019) as Michael Lavelle * ''

Hardball Hardball, in English, more specifically American English, generally refers to baseball (as opposed to its variant softball), especially when played very competitively. Metaphorically, it refers to uncompromising and ruthless methods or dealings, ...

'' (2019-2021) as Jim * ''

Operation Buffalo Operation Buffalo may refer to: * Operation Buffalo, 1944 military operation, part of the Battle of Anzio in WW2 * Operation Buffalo (1956), four open-air nuclear tests at Maralinga, South Australia * Operation Buffalo (1967), a Vietnam War opera ...

'' (2020) as Doug * '' Wolf Like Me'' (2022) as Taxi Driver

References

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